Decided I was in shape enough to run the Bolivar trail. Sadly I was so asphyxiated by the time I got to the top the way down was more of a run/roll. I found the only shape I was in was "round," cause I rolled just fine.

After doing Brandy I figured I would nab a second short COHP. After an insane amount of backroads driving I made it to Bolivar. It probably took me longer to drive between the two than to hike either peak. The area has burned fairly recently. But the trail is in good shape. I did not see the Bolivar statue and it appears to have removed.

Nice, late evening hike with good weather. Wide views down into the Rogue River country and south toward Brandy Peak. Got back to the car at dark and couldn't find the correct road to Glendale. Took the long route to Riddle instead.

"Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?", Simon Bolivar, 1830.

38 minutes to the top, including a few breaks for my old dad to rest. Views from the summit were great, but clouds limited visability. We did this right after Hanging Rock, which made for an easy, yet fun day. I highly recommend both.

See Bob's entry below. I too would like to revisit this one some day so I could see what the view looked like. We did Brandy Peak later the same day to pick up Curry county. It also rained on that one.

Very nice little hike with Shelby in a seldom-visited corner of the state. Short hike, turned into a combo day with Hanging Rock which I highly recommend. Probably 70 degrees on the summit this early March day.